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AAC Assessment Basics: 5 Tips to Get You Started

December 13, 2020 NWACS
AAC Assessment Basics: 5 Tips to Get You Started

AAC Assessment Basics: 5 Tips to Get You Started

NWACS President Tanna shares some AAC assessment basics that she has found helpful for developing a framework to approach AAC assessments.

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Let's Talk AAC: "Tools for evaluating emerging communicators" (part 2)

September 27, 2019 NWACS
Let’s Talk AAC: “Tools for evaluating emerging communicators” (part 2)

Let’s Talk AAC: “Tools for evaluating emerging communicators” (part 2)

Welcome back to Let's Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.

In this post, we explore the topic of paid tools for evaluating emerging communicators.

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Let's Talk AAC: "Tools for evaluating emerging communicators" (part 1)

September 19, 2019 NWACS
Let’s Talk AAC: “Tools for evaluating emerging communicators” (part 1)

Let’s Talk AAC: “Tools for evaluating emerging communicators” (part 1)

Welcome back to Let's Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.

In this post, we explore the topic of free tools for evaluating emerging communicators.

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Challenging AAC Evaluations

June 23, 2019 NWACS
Challenging AAC Evaluations

Challenging AAC Evaluations

Observation, observation, observation. NWACS Vice President Kathy shares some reflections on the AAC evaluation process from her 40+ years of experience.

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Getting Started with Complex AAC Users

December 3, 2018 NWACS
Getting Started With Complex AAC Users

Getting Started With Complex AAC Users

NWACS Contributor Margaret shares her first steps when getting started with students who have complex motor skills, complex communication needs, and are medically fragile.

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New Discoveries: Special Education Technology Center

October 11, 2018 NWACS
New Discoveries: Special Education Technology Center

New Discoveries: Special Education Technology Center

New Discoveries: AAC Resources to Explore

Highlighted Resource: Special Education Technology Center (SETC)

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Using AAC: Scanning

October 4, 2018 NWACS
Using AAC: Scanning

Using AAC: Scanning

What happens when an individual cannot isolate a finger to directly activate buttons to communicate? How will they access their AAC system? NWACS Contributor Margaret discusses types of scanning patterns for accessing AAC.

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AAC: Indirect Access

August 2, 2018 NWACS
AAC: Indirect Access

AAC: Indirect Access

NWACS Contributor Margaret shares three things to consider when thinking about alternate access and AAC.

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Partner Assisted Scanning: 'Yes' and 'No'

June 1, 2018 NWACS
Partner Assisted Scanning: 'Yes' and 'No'

Partner Assisted Scanning: 'Yes' and 'No'

Being able to communicate a yes/no response is critical to the success of Partner Assisted Scanning (PAS). NWACS Contributor Margaret explains why and shares some ideas on how to elicit yes/no.

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Partner Assisted Scanning

April 8, 2018 NWACS
Partner Assisted Scanning

Partner Assisted Scanning

Have you heard of Partner Assisted Scanning (PAS)? NWACS Contributor Margaret shares some information about PAS.

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